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Stromness (locally / ˈ s t r ʌ m n ɪ s /, Old Norse: Straumnes; Norn: Stromnes) is the second-most populous town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the southwestern part of Mainland, Orkney . It is a burgh with a parish around the outside with the town of Stromness as its capital.
Stromness Lifeboat Station is located in the harbour town of Stromness, the second largest town of Mainland, Orkney, in the isles of Orkney, Scotland. A lifeboat was first stationed here by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1867.
The Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner (1904–2005). Alongside the permanent collection the Centre curates a ...
The Ring of Brodgar (or Brogar, or Ring o' Brodgar) is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney.
Stromness is the second largest settlement on Mainland, and Orkney in general. The three main settlements on Mainland, in order of magnitude are Kirkwall and Stromness , both of which are burghs, and Finstown .
Once completed, the 33-mile (53km) subsea cable will connect renewable energy schemes in Orkney to the national grid to supply power to 250,000 homes. The link from Warebeth, near Stromness, to ...
Stromness on the Mainland is the second-largest settlement in Orkney. The Mainland is the largest island of Orkney. Both of Orkney's burghs , Kirkwall and Stromness , are on this island, which is also the heart of Orkney's transport system, with ferry and air connections to the other islands and to the outside world.
Victoria Street, The Stromness Hotel, Including Walled Garden 58°57′48″N 3°17′55″W / 58.963432°N 3.29865°W / 58.963432; -3.29865 ( Victoria Street, The Stromness Hotel, Including Walled